Door operating mechanism



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DOOR OPERATING MECHANI SM Filed Aug. 25, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 In l I will! L 3 avweuto'c Patented Aug. 9, 1932 Q tenses g 1 SEIEER'I' we ousseau, or ALD IN, new YORK. V

' .15903 oP JitArING EcHAitrsir;

I This invention relates to door'operating hinges fro-In tliereciprocatory member 12,

mechanism and pertains particularly: to mechanism for operating a plurality or: doors simultaneously as well as tolatching means for "holding the doors in various operated The object of the invention sto provide mechanism of the kind specified which; is simple in its construction and operation;

which will 'operatepositively and easily at all times {which will provide a'djustm'ent'in the amount of opening of one or morefof the doors; 1 and I which embodies improved i and convenient latching mechanism forholding the doors in place.

Other objects" and advantages of'thel invention willappear-hereinafter:

" A preferred embodiment of'the invention 7 selected for purposesof illustrationisshown in the accompanying drawings, in: which i '2 Fig.1is a. top planview of the' meclianism as applied to a pair of garage doors;l.taken on the line 1 1 of Fig.2; f" Fig. 2 is a ve'rtical sectionon-the-line 2- 2 0fFig;-1; 9 Fig.3isatr H P portion ofthe me'chanism taken on the llne 3,-3 of Fig. 5;: r a Fig; 4 is a top plan view/0f apart of the mechanism; and Fig. 51is a longitudinal vertical 1 section taken on the line'5 -5 OfFig;4. g

Referring to the drawingsythe apparatus comprises a guide member 10, preferably of a shallow channel form which may be secured to the tie beams 11 or ceiling ofthe building inany suitable manner. Mounted for reciprocation along the guide '10 is a traveller member 12 whichjpreferably' comprises a U -sh'aped 'member' 13 embracing the guide member 10 and having .afpair of she ts 1 1 extending transversely thereacross, the said shafts being preferably rigidly J secured to the member 13"by nuts; 15 which engage threaded ends, of thBIShafFIS-i Mountd for rotation on the "shafts 'le are corresponding rollers 16 which track-on the bottom of th channel portion of the guide 10. I c T, The doors 17 which are to be operated receive their angular movement-about their ansverse vertical section of a.

in either open or closed position, Referring c rigid-links 18, preferably of channel iron,

forming "thev connection betweenthe member 12-and the'doors- The connection of the links with the doors maybe secured by pivot '35 pins 20 'andwvith the member 12 by pivot pins 21. The mountingfor the pivot pins 20 at; the doors may comprise a member 22, preferably of angle ir0n, provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced holes 23 0 permitting the pinsto' be set at jdifl erent places." The mounting. for jtheif pivot pins 121 11 the reciprocating memberi12 may compr1se a membe1 24ypreferably of flat iron,

securedj-beneath the U-shapedm-ember 13 T and provided {on either side with a plurality "of -long1tudinally"spacedholes 25.

both doorsare-to be opened to the same angular extent thelliiiks' 18 are both'connected c with corresponding holes in the members 22 and'2 4L-,'{the holes selecteddetermining thee'X' tent o'tT'openiI g but if: oneof'the doors'is' to 'be opened to a greater angular extent than the other, the link for that door may be shifted eitheralong the r-ow'of holes in the,

inember 22 attached tothe door or alongitlie row of holes in the member'24 attached to thereciprocating member 12; In order that 'the cloors may close togetherit is'usuaI to 'shiftthe'pointof attachment at both ends of the link) The lattenco-ndition is'the one ila' lustrated'in'thedrawings; the'door shown in I the up'p'er portion of'Fig; 1 being opened wider than the lower door. This arrangement e desirable, for example, when thelin'e of acce'ss'to the buildingjis not at right anglesto :the plane er the opening to thebuilding i. e. to theplane of the doors when closed.

* Means'f'is provided for holdingth'e doors to 5, it'will' be observed that a-f plunger guide SOj isfsecurd in'the cross-bar of'the ill-shaped reciprocating *inember 13 by" nuts 31 .fVitl'1ini this'-"guide operates the latch plunger the same beingurge'd upwards at? a i all times by a coil spring 83. "The upper end "of the -pl'u'nger engages holes 34; provided in the guide member 10. There may be any desired number 'ofholesf 34 in the member 10 p but ordinarily there will at'least bea hole in "2 V position to receive the plunger for the open and closed positions of the reciprocating member 12. Herein there are shown two holes at each position thus furnishing adjust- .ment in the extent of opening and closing.

The plunger may be limited in its upward movement into .the holes 3d inany approved manner for example, as by being formed conical on its end as shown.

Since the latch plunger is normallyabove reach, it is desirable to provide operating means therefor'which is within reach. Further, since it is desirable to lockthe doors, it is desirable to dispose the operating means in a more desirable location as for example,

on one of they doorsand to use it in connection with locking the doors, =Th e means herein shown for this purpose comprises, a lever 35 mounted for pivotalmovement in a slot formed in a stud 36 secured to the lower part of the U-shaped member 13. The stud to-' gether with guide mayalso be utilized for retaining the plate 24; to the member '13. The lever may be' operated .by-Ia flexible member 37 connected to the bent up end of the lever and extending through the eyelet 38 at the pivot axis of the link groove of the link, and

finally downward through the link near its endwhich is attached to the door locking device as shown in Fig. 2. This arrangement provides positive and free operation of the latch plunger in all adjusted and rotated positions of the link 18. i V c 7 3 Since the'leveri is shittedrelative to the .latch plunger 32 inoperatingit, the lever is sl'ottedat its end which engages the. latch plunger. The-latch plunger is formed with anannular groove 39 cooperating with the slotted end of the lever 35; mien the flexible member is pulled down it causes thedistal end. of the lever 35 to be pulled down, thereby releasing the latch plunger from the hole in the guide 10, thus permitting the doors to be swung as desired. When released, the-plunger drops into the first large hole which is presented to it and thus holds the doors in the corresponding position until again released.

The front; end of the flexible member 37 .is attached to the locking lever d0 (Fig. 2)

pivoted on a bracket 41 secured tothe door.

Thelever is slotted at v 42 and receives therein an eye or staple 43 adapted totake a lock 44 to hold the door closed. I a 1 .It may be desirable when working in the building or for other reasons to securethe doors in partly open positions. -To. accom}. plish this, a small plunger 45 is mounted on a the travelling. device 12, preferably within the-plunger 32,-in position to engage small holes 46 formed in the track guidelO. This latch is biased upward by a coil spring 47 and when desired, is held downward by a cam lever 47 pivoted to the. lower end of the plunger. The cam lever-has fiat surfaces to l l l is P -PiQ' iS gm ifi er 3 ul andlmeans for co-ordinately openingsaid doors by either equalangles or by unequal angles, said, means including a travelling member movable at right angles to the plane of the opening closed by said doors, two link i'members each attached at opposite ends to said-travelling member and to one of said doors a bar member attached to each door and provided with a plurality. of holes for selective pivotal attachment of said links, and a bar member attached to said travelling member and provided at each side withaplu- V rality of holes for selective pivotal attachment of said links. u l

2. Door operating mechanism comprising in combination, a hinged door, an overhead guide track at right angles to the door when closed, a travelling member reciprocably ,mounted on said track, a bar attached to said travelling member and provided with a plurality of spaced holes for attachingadoor operator, -abar attached to said door and provided with a..'plurality of holes fori attaching'the door operator,a door operator in thef orm of a rigid link'adjustably connected to said bars on the travelling member and door, and means to lock saidtr'avelling member to said track at difierentpositions. 1

3. Door operating mechanismcomprising in combination,;two mating hinged doors, and means for co-ordinately opening said xdoors by either equal angles or by unequal angles, said means including a travelling member movable at right angles-to the plane of the opening closed by said doors, two link members each'attached at opposite ends to saidtravelling member and to one of said doors, and means providing adjustable connection for said link with said travelling member. and said doors respectively whereby the angle of opening of the doors may be altered yet permitthe doors to befully closed together. p i

4:. Door operating mechanism comprising in combination, a hinged door, a reciprocable member travelling at right angles to the door when closed, a guide along which said member travels,.a.lat'ch on said memberadapted to secure 1t 1n various positions alongsaid guide, a link pivotally connected tosaid travelling member and'to'said door, means for connecting theend' of said link to said travellingmember soas to be adjustable along the axis of movement of thesame, a flexible latchjoperator extending along ;the.link1 and downward-jalengside said door toan accessible position, and means operably connecting said flexible member to said latch, said means providing for angular movement and adjustment of said link relative to said travelling member.

5. Apparatus as set forth in claim 4 in which said latch and flexible-member connecting means includes a lever connected to said latch and flexible member and a guide means for said flexible member disposed at Ehe axis of the link with the travelling mem- In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this 20th day of August, 1930.

SEIFERT W. ROUSSEAU. 

